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How to use Apache mod_userdir Tweak?
This interface allows you to disable the Apache
mod_userdirCopy CodeWarning:
- We strongly recommend that you disable this access for most of your users.
- Before you use this interface, make certain that you read the Security Implications and Warnings sections below.
- If you enable Apache’s
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module in WHM’s EasyApache 4 interface (WHM >> Home >> Software >> EasyApache 4), the system disables the Apacheruby27-mod_passengerCopy Code
module by default.mod_userdirCopy Code - You must enable this feature to allow accounts to use shared SSL certificates.
Enable access
Today, let us see the steps followed by our Support Techs to enable
mod_userdirCopy Code- Firstly, select the Enable
Protection checkbox.mod_userdirCopy Code - Then, to enable
functionality for specific hosts, select the appropriate Exclude Protection checkboxes.mod_userdirCopy Code - To only allow
functionality for specific additional users to access these hosts, enter their usernames in the Additional Users text box.mod_userdirCopy Code- Resellers can use this feature to allow their customers to access their own websites before DNS information propagates.
- To enter multiple users, separate each account name with a space.
- Finally, click Save.
Please note to allow your users to access their own accounts through this module, but not circumvent bandwidth limits, select the Exclude Protection checkbox for the DefaultHost (nobody) host.
Security Implications
We strongly recommend that you restrict
mod_userdirCopy Codemod_userdirCopy Code- The system accounts for bandwidth per-host rather than per-user. If a user access another user’s content via
mod_userdir.Copy Code - Then the server will not record their bandwidth usage correctly. This can also potentially allow for one user to use the bandwidth of another.
When you disable
mod_userdirCopy CodeEnable protection
Before you enable the Apache
mod_userdirCopy Code- Java servlets do not work with
-based URLs because Tomcat requires you to add additional directives to the virtual host.mod_userdirCopy CodeImportant:EasyApache 3 does not support new installations of Tomcat. As of cPanel & WHM version 76, EasyApache 4 now supports Tomcat 8.5. - The following PHP handlers do not allow you to use the Apache
module.mod_userdirCopy Code- PHP via CGI.
- FastCGI.
- PHP-FPM.
protection restricts PHP’s access to the home directory of the user who owns the base domain, not the home directory of the user account that a visitor accesses.open_basedirCopy Code- If you enable
protection in WHM’s MultiPHP INI Editor interface, visitors cannot access some sites via theopen_basedirCopy Code
module.mod_userdirCopy Code - Websites that use
or other directives in theirthe mod_rewriteCopy Code
files will not function correctly when visitors view them through.htaccessCopy Code
URLs.mod_userdirCopy Code - If you enable Apache’s
module, then themod_ruid2Copy Code
module will not function correctly.mod_userdirCopy Code
To use Apache’s
mod_userdirCopy Code- Make certain that the
mod_suphp moduleCopy Code - Select suphp for each version of PHP installed on your system in the PHP Handlers section of WHM’s MultiPHP Manager interface.
Disabled protection
Before you disable
mod_userdirCopy Code- While this WHM feature allows you to restrict
functionality, it does not remove the module itself.mod_userdirCopy Code - This feature does not list IP addresses because the
module uses virtual hosts.mod_userdirCopy Code- You cannot use IP addresses to configure this feature.
- If you do not protect the default host, you can access the server’s main IP address through the
module in most cases.mod_userdirCopy Code - If you attempt to provide protection on a dedicated IP address, the site’s contents will still display when protection is enabled.
- To disable this behavior, open the
file with a text editor and add the following line:/etc/apache2/conf.d/includes/post_virtualhost_global.confCopy CodeUserDir disabledCopy Code
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Conclusion
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